Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday August 31st 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
1 Asks for a treat, as a boxer : BEGS
5 Site of a boxer’s attack : RING
9 Chocolate syrup brand since 1928 : BOSCO
14 Circus prefix with bat : ACRO
15 Diva’s delivery : ARIA
16 “This __ much!”: “I’m overwhelmed!” : IS TOO
17 Rental vehicles for self-moving : U-HAUL VANS
19 “Pleasantly” chubby : PLUMP
20 President after Madison : MONROE
21 Mother-of-pearl sources : ABALONES
23 Has title to : OWNS
25 __ standstill : AT A
26 Tea biscuit : SCONE
29 Designed for comfort and efficiency : ERGONOMIC
35 Guffaw syllable : HAR
36 Pirate in “Hook” : SMEE
38 U.S. state with the lowest average annual rainfall : NEVADA
39 Horse known for its endurance : ARAB
41 Wed : UNITE
43 Not fer : AGIN
44 Wisdom teeth, e.g. : MOLARS
46 Fabled loch : NESS
48 Stooge Howard : MOE
49 Rainy day protectors : UMBRELLAS
51 Casual conversations : CHATS
53 Contend (for) : VIE
54 Bro of van Gogh : THEO
56 Dedicatee of an annual MLB tribute game : OLD-TIMER
61 Snare : ENTRAP
65 Lion’s warnings : ROARS
66 Lost-one’s-place words often preceded by the two-letter start of 17-, 29- and 49-Across : WHERE WAS I
68 Lake craft : CANOE
69 Bubbly-textured Nestlé chocolate bar : AERO
70 Muscle pain : ACHE
71 Change for the better : AMEND
72 Tall tale : YARN
73 Classic Jaguars : XK-ES
DOWN
1 Wicked Witch of the West creator : BAUM
2 Reverberate : ECHO
3 Mom’s mom : GRAN
4 Become disenchanted with : SOUR ON
5 Poe’s “ebony bird” : RAVEN
6 Nest egg letters : IRA
7 Columbus ship : NINA
8 Chatterbox : GASBAG
9 Double-winged WWI aircraft : BIPLANE
10 Norway’s capital : OSLO
11 Leave slack-jawed : STUN
12 Arrive : COME
13 “Sorry, my mistake” : OOPS
18 The Home Depot competitor : LOWE’S
22 Shows contrition : ATONES
24 Noticed : SEEN
26 Former SeaWorld star : SHAMU
27 Off-the-cushion billiards shot : CAROM
28 Dental care brand : ORAL B
30 Spanish queen : REINA
31 Caesar’s eggs : OVA
32 Molten rock : MAGMA
33 Meathead : IDIOT
34 Curved-top candy shapes : CANES
37 Mosque visitor : MUSLIM
40 Saloon : BAR
42 Exam : TEST
45 Made changes in : REVISED
47 Play division : SCENE
50 Wiggle room : LEEWAY
52 Hair-removal substance : HOT WAX
55 White wader : HERON
56 26-Down, for one : ORCA
57 Rich soil : LOAM
58 “Great” dog breed : DANE
59 Suffix with Jumbo : -TRON
60 Flightless bird : RHEA
62 __ of lamb : RACK
63 Tennis great Arthur : ASHE
64 Crusty desserts : PIES
67 Goof up : ERR
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